Every cook should have a lasagna recipe ready for whenever the mood or need strikes. It actually took me many years to put together one that wasn’t complicated AND that the kids loved. There are some odd flavours added to some lasagna recipes, like nutmeg and fennel seeds. No. Just no. I’ve made them. None of us liked them. Even…
If you’ve ever suffered from a migraine, you will probably understand the sentiment that migraine sufferers will do almost anything to prevent another attack. Food triggers can be tricky to sort out, but some are glaringly obvious. One small meal with the wrong ingredient, sometimes even just one bite, and you instantly know you screwed up. I’d suffered with migraines…
Shepherd’s Pie, or Cottage Pie, is a humble casserole dating back to Europe in the 1700s. Traditionally, lamb is used to make shepherd’s pie, while other red meats make a cottage pie. North Americans usually call this mashed-potato-topped, meat-and-vegetable-dish, a shepherd’s pie, including us. This is the recipe we’ve been using for about a decade, and it took a lot…